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The deep freshwater reservoir hidden beneath the Great Salt Lake
A potentially huge underground reservoir of freshwater beneath the Great Salt Lake is coming into sharper focus with a new study that used airborne electromagne...
Aquatic plant reduces antibiotics in water and genetic damage in fish, Piracicaba River study shows
A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture at the University of São Paulo (CENA-USP) and published in the journal Environm...
Perceived inequality is a breeding ground for populism, say researchers
In recent decades, income and wealth disparities have widened significantly in many European countries. At the same time, support for populist parties has grown...
The next mountain tourism boom? Via Ferrata's global rise prompts call for industry collaboration
As interest in structured mountain adventure continues to surge across Europe and North America, a new study led by researchers at the University of Eastern Fin...
Unexpected discovery leads to potential pollination control mechanism for baby corn
Baby corn, essentially unfertilized young ears of corn, is a specialty food gaining interest for its high nutrition and low calorie count. It also has significa...
Long-term road surveys reveal widespread declines in South African birds of prey
A comprehensive study has revealed substantial declines in many of South Africa's birds of prey (raptors) over the past 16 years, raising fresh concerns about t...
A new entanglement-enhanced quantum sensing scheme
Over the past decades, quantum scientists have introduced various technologies that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, including quantum sensors, co...
Early Southwest heat is latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms
The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It's the latest next-level weather...
AI shows promise for flood forecasting and water security in data scarce regions
New research reveals that "foundation models" trained on vast, general time-series data may be able to forecast river flows accurately, even in regions with lit...
Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth
Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on Thursday, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton (6,350 kilograms) space rock that crashe...
Mind over metal: Staying wary of metal-related toxicities for pets
Pets encounter a variety of everyday risks, from outdoor threats like animals or parasites to physical dangers like vehicles or sharp objects and household toxi...
Death of the front yard: The quiet change sweeping Sydney suburbs
A new Macquarie University study reveals Sydney suburbs are shifting to denser streetscapes with fewer trees. A typical knock-down rebuild in Sydney's suburbs i...